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Mobile phones > RIM Blackberry Bold 9790 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S comparison


Design
Manufacture	RIM	Sony Ericsson
Model	Blackberry Bold 9790	Xperia Arc S
Form factor	Block	Block
Weight	107 gram	117 gram
Size (HxWxD)	110 x 60 x 11mm	125 x 63 x 8.7mm
Operating System	BlackBerry OS	Android 2.3

Communication
Networks	2G 850, 900, 1800, 1900 3G 800, 850, 1900, 2100	2G 850, 900, 1800, 1900 3G 800, 850, 1900, 2100
HSCSD
GPRS
EDGE
UMTS
HSDPA
HSPA+
WiMAX
LTE (4G light)
WLAN / Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct
SMS
MMS
Email

Connectivity
HDMI out
USB port
MHL
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version	NA	NA
DLNA
GPS
Glonass
ANT+
IrDA
NFC

Camera
3.5 mm audio connector
Camera
Camera resolution	5 megapixel, 2x digital zoom, face detection	8.1 megapixel, autofocus, 2.4 smart zoom, BRAVIA engine, geo tagging, smile recognition
Image Stabilization
BSI sensor
Camera Flash/Light
Flash type	NA	LED
Video recording
Video capture resolution	NA	720p

Display
Second Camera	NA	NA
Display size	2.45 inches	4.2 inches
Touchscreen
Colour display
Number of colours	16,000,000	16,777,216
Display resolution (WxH)	480 x 360 pixels	480 x 854 pixels
PPI	245	233
Second Display	NA	NA

Hardware
CPU	1 GHz	1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255
GPU	NA	Adreno 205
Memory	8 GB storage. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card	512 MB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card. 16 GB card included
Micro SIM
Dual SIM

Multimedia
MP3
Ringtones / Music file format	MP3	MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Java
Games	Yes	Yes
FM Radio	NA

Power management
Battery	1230 mAh	1500 mAh
Standby time (h)	432	430
Talktime (m)	310	400

Features
Wireless Charging
Browser	HTML	Android HTML Webkit
Calendar
Voicedialing
IP Code	NA	NA
Predictive text
RSS reader
Voicememo
PC Synchronization
SyncML
Website	Website	Website
Price history	Available	Available
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